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Former MySpace Exec Lands $1M for New Venture Cocodot

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 7:56am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - MySpace's former chief marketing officer Shawn Gold is currently at work on a new venture, Cocodot, and has raised just under $1 million in seed funding from investors including Anthem Venture Partners and William Morris' Mail Room Fund, TechCrunch reports.
tags: Deals | VC | MySpace | Shawn Gold | Anthem Venture Partners | Cocodot | Mail Room Fund |

3D Avatar Community Meez Merges With Pulse, Nabs Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 10:09am.

San Francisco - Meez, an online community where members create 3D avatars and interact in a virtual world, announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a provider of avatar messaging services for mobile phones and the Web.

tags: Deals | Mobile | VC | Acquisitions | Avatars | Virtual Worlds | Meez | Anthem Venture Partners | Pulse Entertainment |

Web-based Book Publishing Service Blurb Raises $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 7:39am.

San Francisco - Blurb, a provider of Web-based self-publishing software and services, has raised around $5 million in its third round of venture capital, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

tags: Deals | VC | Publishing | Books | Canaan Partners | Anthem Venture Partners | Blurb |

Pulse Mobile Raises $7 Million for Mobile Messaging, Entertainment

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2007 - 9:27am.

San Francisco - Pulse Mobile, a provider of user-generated mobile messaging and entertainment services, announced that it has raised $7 million in its second round of venture capital financing.

tags: Deals | Mobile | VC | Cellphones | Pulse Mobile | Anthem Venture Partners | Draper Associates | Shea |